conduit
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conduit
- /ˈkɒnd(j)ʊɪt/
- /ˈkɒndʒʊɪt/
- /ˈkɒndɪt/
- /ˈkʌndɪt/ obsolete
- /ˈkɑnd(j)ʊɪt/ US
- /ˈkɑndɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English conduyt, condit, from Old French conduit, from Latin conductus. Doublet of conduct.
noun conduits · cundite
- A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc. This channel is a conduit to send the excess water back to the millpond.
- A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit. Last week the electricians were running conduit, and this week they'll be pulling cable.
- Any pattern, typically composed of still lifes or oscillators, used to transfer an active region to another location without being destroyed or permanently modified in the process.
- A means by which something is transmitted. The medium considered herself a conduit for messages from the spirit world.
- An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off–balance sheet bank assets.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: channel, plumbing, pipeline, hose, flue, channelization, duct, canal, flume, ducting, bridge, aeration, channelling, tool, gateway, passageway
Translations
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noun pipe or channel for conveying water
| Español | conducto |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पनारा panārā, परनाला parnālā |
| Deutsch | Kanal, Leitung, Leitungsrohr, Rohr, Rohrleitung, Wasserleitung |
| Italiano | condotto |
| Русский | водово́д vodovód |
noun duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled
| Español | conducto |
|---|---|
| Português | conduíte |
| Deutsch | Isolierrohr, Kabelkanal, Leerrohr, Leitkanal, Leitungsrohr, Leitungsröhre |
| Italiano | condotto |
| Русский | кабель-канал kabelʹ-kanal |
noun A means by which something is transmitted
| Français | canal |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Führung, Übertragungsweg, Leitkanal, Verbindungslinie, Verbindung |
| Русский | проводни́к provodník |
Talk about this word "conduit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conduit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. conduit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conduit "conduit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conduit.Cite this
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title = {conduit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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